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Tang Wei has a famous saying: Even if I don't fight, I still have my own world.

In fact: Only by competing, competing with yourself, can you make a name for yourself.

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/ After careful selection, Tang Wei was chosen /

Tang Wei has performed well in films such as "Lust, Caution", "Late Autumn", "Moonlight in Hennessy", and "Beijing Meets Seattle", establishing her path as a literary goddess.

Especially "Lust, Caution", which reached its peak right from the start.

In 2006, Ang Lee held a large-scale casting in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Famous actresses who participated included Big S, Shu Qi, Han Xue, Zhang Ziyi, Liu Yifei, etc. But in the end, the important role of the heroine Wang Jiazhi went to the unknown Tang Wei.

Some people say that Tang Wei may be the only actress in mainland China who looks like she has received education.

No wonder as soon as she walked into the audition room, Li Ang said that she looked very much like his former Chinese history teacher, which is hard to find among young people today.

Ang Lee said: "Tang Wei has a pair of extremely clear eyes without any desire, and she is someone who can do such a stupid thing. Some good actors are more calm and have a smart look on their faces, and they will never do such a thing."

To convince people, you have to be a person in the book.

In the play, Wang Jiazhi is innocent, but she pretends to be a prostitute. No matter how loud her slogans of sacrificing one's life for the country are, they are not as direct as her brainwashing herself into Mrs. Mai.

And Tang Wei wholeheartedly believed that he was Wang Jiazhi.

The spirit is there, and the shape is not 100% there, but at least 70% or 80%.

Wang Jiazhi as described by Eileen Chang: with a delicate hexagonal face, delicately carved red lips under light makeup, and fluffy hair reaching her shoulders.

Especially the peaks and valleys of the chest, Zhang Ailing wrote about it no less than three times, roughly like this:

——Mr. Yi buried his head in her chest and said that he had never seen such a scene two years ago;

——Her breasts were getting bigger and bigger, and those patriotic college students all looked at her sideways;

——Mr. Yi liked to cross his arms in the car, with one elbow resting on the outer edge of the fullest part of her breast. He seemed to be sitting upright, but he was secretly feeling ecstatic and numb.

This is all due to a pair of soft breasts, but Tang Wei's skinny body can never grow such a pair of breasts. She failed the art exam three times and suffered a loss of face.

The only way to change the world is to rely on your temperament.

Half a head taller than Mr. Yi, Tang Wei fits the bill; the figure with a slender waist and a graceful dragon-like figure, Tang Wei also fits the bill; the slender fingers that open the handbag and take out the perfume bottle, and the dreamy look, Tang Wei all fit the bill.

Comparing Tang Wei with Zheng Pingru, the prototype of Wang Jiazhi, the portrayal is even more perfect.

Now that he has the shape, let’s talk about his acting skills.

After two auditions, she was taken to Shanghai for special training, where she had to spend 10 hours a day learning how to play mahjong, wear cheongsams and high heels, speak Cantonese, sing Suzhou Pingtan, and read historical materials of the Republic of China. It was only after three months that she was initially recognized.

Ang Lee said that he had never spent so much time cultivating an actor. Lust, Caution took 118 days to shoot, 114 of which were spent on Tang Wei.

In this way, Tang Wei, who has all the spirit, shape and skills and has been well prepared, finally has her chance to come to the fore.

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／ Eat the best edamame first／

If "Lust, Caution" was the result of Tang Wei's 26 years of ordinariness, then every step after that was not based on luck.

One can even say arbitrarily that she never believes in luck.

After playing Wang Jiazhi, she did not receive recognition for her artistic contribution. After satisfying their voyeuristic habits, the audience classified her as a "third-rate actress" and called her a female traitor:

"Transform a heroic woman who sacrificed her life for justice into a happy Buddha with the vagina and penis as the axis."

Intellectuals were angry about the film, but Ang Lee was helpless and could only force Tang Wei to take the blame. Her career had just begun, but it was ended.

Tang Wei's father is a painter and her mother is a Yue Opera actress. When she was growing up, the three of them rarely reunited. Tang Wei said: "My mother suffered a lot, and my father also managed to get through it, so I have strong endurance."

Tang Wei's father liked to take her to the West Lake to sketch. Tang Wei would climb the electric poles, run around, fall into the water, and still giggle when she was pulled out. Her father named her "Northern Goose Mountain Man" and she really went to the mountains. Tang Wei missed him very much and was very happy every time her father came back.

From elementary school to middle school, she lived in her teacher's house, eating, sleeping, and daydreaming all by herself.

She took a roundabout way to study directing in college just to become an actress. Every time she returned to school after rehearsing, when it was late at night and there was only a little light, she would lie on the playground and look at the stars.

She believed in fate. When she was a child, she hoped for certain things to happen, but in the end, they didn’t happen. She always couldn’t get what she wanted. So later she thought, “Oh, I’d better just let nature take its course.”

More than ten years ago, she watched Ingmar Bergman's film "Through a Glass Darkly". She, who never wrote articles, could not fall asleep at night and wrote three large sheets of paper overnight.

It is not difficult to understand why Tang Wei is easy to empathize with, understand the character, and get into the character.

She is both lively and aloof, friendly and distant.

She sees everything as a natural outcome, yet she also knows that nothing comes easily.

When she was a child, she loved eating edamame, but she always saved the best two for last. Later she realized that she should start with the most delicious edamame and experience the best first.

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／ Immortal Grass／

Tang Wei likes to be serious with herself. She fights not to meet other people's expectations, but to fulfill herself.

She has a dream to learn multiple languages, whether dialects or foreign languages, to communicate with people without barriers, how cool it would be. While she is being banned, she might as well calm down and study abroad.

Finally, she went to LAMDA, one of the best drama schools in London. She only took two summer courses, but they were very difficult. Shakespeare's plays are in Old English, similar to our classical Chinese. It was a headache for Tang Wei, who had to learn to run before she could even walk. She forced herself to cherish the language environment and never spoke Chinese except when she had to communicate with people in China.

When she couldn't read the script, she would go to the teacher and record every sentence the teacher read.

For the next three weeks, I listened to the readings while taking the subway and walking for an hour and a half every day. I listened while cooking and sleeping. When there were many people around, I would mumble along quietly. When there was no one around, I would shout along.

In the end, she managed to memorize the script and successfully completed the final performance.

While in London, she was rudely driven out by the agent because of the rent: "Get out, do you think you are the queen?"

Tang Wei calmed down and looked at the other person: "I am not the queen, and you are not the king."

It doesn't matter, she endures and waits. She doesn't complain and has excellent emotional management skills.

Finally, because of her English foundation, she successfully got a role in the Korean movie "Late Autumn". She also worked hard to learn Korean and even married the director.

In 2011, Tang Wei hosted and gave a speech in English, Korean and Chinese at the Blue Dragon Awards ceremony in South Korea, stunning the audience and instantly becoming a goddess of temperament.

No matter how people slander or hide her, she is like an immortal grass that will come back to life in the spring breeze.

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／ No matter the temperament, there is temperament／

Tang Wei is like a man, and only men have such a rough and generous character.

She has too few girlish qualities. The cool goddess look we see on her is just the company's packaging.

In her daily life, she loves to eat twice-cooked pork, wear flat shoes, white T-shirts, jeans, and doesn't like to wear makeup.

There is another advantage that girls generally lack: not being afraid of difficulties.

The pregnant woman who played in "Beijing Meets Seattle" tied a lead ball to her belly every day except taking a bath.

He starred in the Hong Kong drama "Moon Full Hennessy" and spent five months in Hong Kong, mastering Cantonese fluently. He also dubbed the documentary "Nature".

To perform "The Golden Age", it was not enough to read all of Xiao Hong's works, I also copied them all in traditional Chinese characters.

After filming "The Last Night on Earth", he rushed to Kaili, Guizhou, learned Guizhou dialect, and experienced local life.

After the release of Lust, Caution, she was at her most confused moment. She didn’t know what to do, but there was a force that urged her to do something. She volunteered at the Peking University Triangle to distribute flyers, and followed the teachers of Beijing Normal University to read the Book of Songs and learn ancient Chinese every day. She persisted for more than half a year.

Tang Wei said: "You can choose not to compete with others or the outside world, but you cannot help but work hard and fight alongside yourself." Her university class teacher once said: Her love for acting, self-discipline, ability to endure hardships, and her drive to do everything well have brought her a profound understanding beyond her age and experience, as well as a steady stage presence.

After Tang Wei became famous, a reporter praised her, saying: When Tang Wei walked over, you were already deeply attracted to her before you had a chance to see what she looked like.

Lai Shengchuan also said that Tang Wei is the type of person who, when she wants to be ordinary, unrecognizable in the crowd, or when she wants to be dazzling, you can't take your eyes off her.

In fact, in other words, Tang Wei is not stunningly beautiful, which is not surprising in the entertainment industry, but it is her indomitable stubborn spirit that has enabled her to remain calm in the face of praise or criticism.

Someone asked her for advice: "How can I be as elegant as you?"

Tang Wei said: "Don't worry about your temperament. What you learn and what you think are your temperament."

She doesn't hype herself up, which is very similar to Gong Li. She attends exhibitions when she has works, and studies hard during normal times, and rarely keeps in touch with the outside world through social media.

She doesn't have plastic surgery. She just applies a facial mask to moisturize her skin every morning and evening. She is too lazy to even get the popular hydrating injections. When others tell her that she has wrinkles, she just smiles.

However, in South Korea, a country with a high rate of plastic surgery, when hundreds of female stars were included in the poll to select the women men most want to marry, it was Tang Wei who topped the list.

"13 Invitations" interviewed Internet upstart Wang Xiaochuan and asked: Do you mind marrying a female celebrity?

He said: "If it's Tang Wei, I don't mind. Although Tang Wei's grades are not good, she is good in other aspects. Gao Yuanyuan is pretty, but her grades are very poor. When a man gets married, he needs a woman to support him from behind. Good looks are secondary."

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She "hides" quite deeply and "fights" without leaving any trace.

The entertainment industry is changing rapidly, but she remains calm and has overcome the mountains of fate.

If frustration is the norm, she accepts it and changes it.

No matter when, beauty is given by heaven, the rest depends on hard work.

The world will reward simple people who lie dormant and accumulate strength, work silently, and there will always be a day when they will be full of vigor and vitality.

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Tang Wei

I was born in an artistic family. My father is a painter. My mother was a Yue Opera actress before I was born, and later she also switched to painting. When we were young, everything was arranged by our parents, so it was natural that my parents arranged for me to pursue painting. But in fact, I have had a wish since I was a child, which is to speak many languages, dialects and foreign languages. So every time I see those who proudly switch between multiple languages ​​freely, I envy them very much, and always secretly admire them for a while.

Many people think I am just a pretty face and that I don’t actually have any real ability.

I have my own foundation, which has long been ignored by most people. I was admitted to the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama with my own strength, and became a professional model right after entering the school; during college, I also studied acting, broadcasting, and fine arts, and obtained the qualification of a national second-level badminton athlete; I have acted in TV dramas and dramas, and have been a drama director; I have won many awards, although they are not international awards, but these awards confirm my footsteps step by step.

While "Lust, Caution" made me successful, it also easily wiped out my previous achievements.

No one mentioned my past, as if I was an airborne soldier who landed directly on the podium of the Golden Horse Awards. The adjectives given to me were all luck, opportunity... These words have nothing to do with my own efforts - I really want to be famous, but not at the cost of denying my own efforts.

Then, I was banned. I calmly counted my gains after the ups and downs: Golden Horse Best Newcomer Award, endorsement of a cosmetics advertisement, a vase, became famous by taking off my clothes, over-the-top performance, had a negative influence on teenagers... I was like the Shanghai Stock Exchange A-shares, which rushed to the historical high point and then collapsed.

I chose to go abroad for a period of time, not to escape from anything, but just to avoid people constantly asking me about my future plans. In my opinion, the future is not something that can be said, but something that can be done.

I went to the UK with all my assets: I was paid only 500,000 for the film "Lust, Caution" and 800,000 for advertising endorsements. When I signed the contract, it was agreed that the endorsement fee would be 6 million, but the new advertisement was stopped after only a few broadcasts. Although I could have taken 4.8 million of the 6 million after tax, I was a gentleman who loves money and makes it in a proper way, so I finally returned 4 million.

Before I left, I didn't know how long I would stay abroad, nor how long the money would last. But I didn't worry, I felt that I could definitely make myself live well.

I originally planned to find a school to study, but I found it was unrealistic. First of all, art schools in the UK have very high basic requirements for students. IELTS scores must be above 6.5 and TOEFL scores must be at least 1550. My English level is far from the requirements for admission. Secondly, tuition fees in the UK are high. Even public universities such as the University of the Arts London charge 10,000 pounds per year for formally admitted students, and 30,000 to 40,000 pounds for self-funded students like me.

I weighed my money and gave up the idea of ​​studying at my own expense. Next, I found a language training class and specialized in English. My goal was to win a full scholarship with good grades. I found out clearly: the highest level scholarship at the University of the Arts London is 18,000 pounds per year - with it, not only can I go to school for free, but I can also earn all my living expenses from it.

After that, I started to think about the economic problem. The money I had could buy a house and a car in China, but in the UK, it was just the annual salary of a white-collar worker. And I didn't know when I would have the opportunity to make money, so I didn't want to use this little money. But I knew that as long as a person was willing to use his brain, he would definitely come up with a way to have the best of both worlds.

The two things I learned at university came in handy: art and badminton. In the UK, street performers are a very lucrative profession. As long as you have a skill and can show it on the streets, you can get rewards.

My first "performing" was an alternative street fashion show. I used old newspapers to tear out the approximate shape of the clothes and pinned them on my body with pins. I wore paper clothes, stood on the street, and put a hat in front of me. That was it. In order to match the color of the fashion, I applied thick powder and put on a makeup similar to that of a Japanese geisha. Seeing my unique style and fresh creativity, passers-by began to throw coins and banknotes enthusiastically. I had an MP3 player on my waist and listened to English songs with headphones. When I got tired of posing, I would change to another pose. After standing on the street for two hours, I earned 26 pounds and 55 pence.

In the eyes of the British, any act related to creation is considered art. I use oil paint to paint Peking Opera masks on my face, and I get paid for it; I carry a bucket of water and write calligraphy on the sidewalk with a sponge brush, and I get paid for it; I move a chair and paint portraits for passers-by, and I get paid for it... I can always earn dozens of pounds by taking two hours a day to think about an idea. This money is enough for my daily expenses, and it also makes my life in the UK less tight.

In addition to "selling my art", I also "sell my body". Playing badminton brings me higher income.

In the UK, labor costs are very high. I found a club, played a game with the resident coach, and then talked to the boss, and became a part-time sparring partner for the club. It was 80 pounds per hour, and the boss charged 20 pounds for management fees, so I made a net profit of 60 pounds. I sparred for about 15 hours a week and earned 900 pounds, which just covered the rent and language class fees.

Just like that, a month after arriving in London, I went from living off my savings to being self-sufficient. This self-sufficiency not only gave me a stable life, but also made me more confident.

Four months after arriving in London, I received a strange phone call from Bey Logan, president of Weinstein Brothers Films, who wanted to have some initial contact to see if there was any possibility of collaboration.

A week later, when I was performing performance art on the street in a "fashion" made from disposable tablecloths, Bey Logan appeared in front of me with a smile. He praised me for my creativity and aesthetics, and we had our first simple communication. What made me happiest was not his praise, but that I could communicate with him fluently in English. We chatted for a quarter of an hour, and then Bey Logan invited me to dinner. After agreeing on the time and place for dinner, he left a 100-euro note in my hat. He said that as a partner, he invited me to dinner; as a passerby, he paid for my performance art.

Being a street performer and a badminton sparring partner only earns little money after all, and I feel that my talents are not limited to this, so I set my sights on my old profession - professional modeling.

Thanks to Bey Logan's introduction, I got to know senior figures in the British film and television industry. Through them, I got to know a group of famous makeup artists and image designers in the UK, and finally I got in touch with Gary, a fashion designer who has a regular collaboration with the "London Fashion Week" every year.

I told Gare that I was a professional model with rich stage experience, and I had the oriental charm and temperament that other models under his command did not have. I showed him my photos, and I believed that the old Shanghai charm of the side close-up and bright red lips was enough to impress any designer.

I succeeded, and at the 2008 London Fashion Week, I became Gare's "exclusive model".

I walked the runway at the fashion show wearing his latest gothic masked fashion. I didn't have an agent, and the price was negotiated between me and Garay. I modeled for a week and was paid 20,000 euros.

Gare was very satisfied with me. With his help, I met many designers of international first-line brands. It can be said that as long as I am willing to develop in the British fashion industry, I believe I will grow into the most popular fashion model in a short time.

Just when I was making optimistic plans for my future, I received a call from Hong Kong. Because of the "Quality Talent" program, I obtained a Hong Kong Resident Identity Card and the Hong Kong side invited me to develop there.

What greeted me in Hong Kong was a contract with Jacky Cheung for his new film, "Moonlight Hennessy". When preparing to star in the new film, I had to take language classes again because my Cantonese was very poor. I think that in a new environment, if you want to develop well, it is essential to communicate with people. Everyone around me speaks Cantonese, and I can't change this environment, so I can only adapt to it.

Because no matter what time it is, the fittest will survive, and only when people have a comprehensive understanding can they go further.

Life may be like this. No one can "kill" you with pressure and difficulties. Maybe you will be the one who kills you. There is an old saying: All suicides are actually caused by others. No one chooses to give up willingly. But sometimes, as long as you are strong enough, no one can "kill" you. When you are desperate and discouraged, maybe a sentence will cheer you up - do you choose to give up? If you are not afraid of death, what else is there to be afraid of?

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